This Milk Jug Mask was hands down my absolute favorite project of the entire semester. I had so much fun designing the mask to include implied and literal texture. To begin, I washed out a milk jug, drew the desired shape of the head and then cut out the mask shape and dried the jug with a towel. When it was dry, I cut out the eyes, mouth, and cut the handle of the jug into a nose. Next, I rolled up foil to create the balls on the forehead and the lines above the eyes and taped them down with masking tape. When those were in place, I taped the entire mask with masking tape, attempting to create a symmetrical design with the lines. Next, I rubbed brown show polish all over the tape to create the wood-type feel of the mask. Then it was time to paint! I used a very small brush and painted the lattice work on the forehead and then created simpler symmetrical designs around the eyes, cheeks and mouth. Finally I hole-punched holes at the top and tied curly raffia around the holes for the hair. This project was all about creativity and design which allowed me to have a lot of fun. These types of projects that really showcase personality are right up my alley and everything turned out exactly how I expected it to. Although I was hesitant at first, this project was just way too fun to pass up and I can't think of a single thing I would do differently with my mask!